HD33 - Report of the Department for the Aging on the Statewide Senior Discount Program
Executive Summary: House Joint Resolution No. 87 (Appendix A) of the 1982 General Assembly requested that the Governor establish a voluntary statewide senior citizens discount program, building on the experience of other states that have such a program and involving the private and public sectors to the maximum extent in offering purchasing and payment discounts to senior citizens. In response to the joint resolution, the Virginia Department for the Aging researched the current status of senior discount programs in Virginia, as well as the efforts of other states. Input was obtained from the Subcommittee on Senior Citizens Discount Programs of the Governor's Advisory Board on Aging. Each member of this subcommittee is over 60 years of age and a participant of his or her local senior citizens discount program. In preparing for the subcommittee workshop, each member visited a discount program in an area other than his or her own, and also studied program materials from other states. The second group invited to supply information and make recommendations was the staff representatives of the agencies administering senior citizens discount programs throughout Virginia. These people participated in a workshop and developed recommendations for this report. |
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